decide which port of entry you like best and practice not being pissed off while you hang around there for five days, while the farmers/truck drivers/lavatory attendents have their annual summer strike/vacation.
It is also nice to have a wank. Have a nice wank in France. Have a french wank in Nice.
It is said that Douglas Adams first conceived of the idea for the Hitchikers Guide to The Galaxy while laying flat on his back pissed in a field in France. Try and come up with something equally entertaining.
You should hit Greece as well. They are also very fond of their summer strikes. Don't go as a Canadian, it only fucks it up for us when we want to travel. Go as a Dane or Mexican. Everyone loves Mexicans. I have two.